Do Intervies Matter?

Here is my take on Do Interviews Make or Break an Employer from a recent experience-

I first heard about the Target Executive Internship at a career fair I was attending for a class. I also had a couple of family members who had worked for Target and always spoke really highly of the company, so that definitely made me more interested in checking it out.

The application process was actually pretty smooth. After talking with a recruiter at the career fair, we scheduled a call later that week and went over the basics of the job, and he set me up with an interview with a store director from my region. She was the one who made the final call on whether I got the internship so I was realling nervous going in. Lucky for me the store director came into the call with such high energy and enthusiam for my desire to work at Target, and by the end of the call chose to accept me into the role! I was placed in Medford for the summer, which was an incredible experience. 

The interview was honestly way better than I expected. The recruiter and interviewer had such a positive energy that it felt more like a conversation than a stiff, formal interview. They also did a great job of keeping me updated throughout the process, so I never felt like I was just waiting around, not knowing what was happening. I belive they were also so transparent about what my duties in my intership would be that it made me even more excited to start. 

Even after my interview and internship, Target kept in touch, which I thought was really cool. The whole experience—from the way they recruited me to how they followed up—made me want to work for them even more. It really showed me how much a well-run hiring process can make or break someone’s excitement about a job.

And for me, the hiring process and the team culture won me over!